“The Radiant Boy”: FINISHED!

21 April, 2009 at 3:43 pm (books, radiant boy, writing) (, , , , , )

And it only took me a year or so to get it done. This is the second book in my series of “Penny Dreadfuls”; format, layout and print will be the same as they were for “Lieutenant Samuel Blackwood (deceased)”.

Unlike “Samuel Blackwood”, “The Radiant Boy” has no erotic content. These are simply four old-fashioned ghost stories that could have happened in the Royal Navy of the 18th century. The stories cover four timeless themes of ghostly folk lore: Visitations, Harbingers of Death, Poltergeists and the classic Haunting.

THE RADIANT BOY
Hauntings in the Age of Sail
Georgian Royal Navy Ghost Stories
by Emma Collingwood
Illustrations by Amandine de Villeneuve
Edited by Timothy T. Tarbottom, Esq.

The Visitation:
“The Radiant Boy”

The Harbinger of Death:
“Crawford’s Casket”

The Poltergeist:
“The Last Journey of HMS Dover

The Haunting:
“Last Service”

I’ll meet up with Mlle Amandine de Villeneuve one of the next weekends to discuss the cover and the illustrations. If everything works out according to our plans, pre-orders will start in May and the book should be out in June. Huzzah and cheers!

The third (and last) book in the “Penny Dreadful” series will be “Jackdaw”.

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Reminder: Charity Auction Ends Today!

6 October, 2008 at 3:06 pm (books, charity, radiant boy, writing) (, , , , , , , , , , , , )

The charity auction on ebay for the Morpeth Lions Club Flood Fund will end today. There’s still time to place your bids! Many thanks to all those who have supported the auction.

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